Missouri ship

Following the end of hostilities, Missouri returned to the United States, participating in a great naval review at New York in October In March , she went to the Mediterranean on a diplomatic mission. Through the rest of the s and into , the battleship operated extensively in the Atlantic area. She was the centerpiece of a major grounding incident off Hampton Roads, Virginia, in January but was quickly repaired and returned to service.

Missouri was the only U. Following that action, and several training cruises to Europe, she decommissioned in February For the next three decades, she was in reserve at Bremerton, Washington, and became an important tourist attraction.

All four Iowa class battleships were reactivated in the s, with Missouri recommissioning in May Her next six years were busy ones, including, among other activities, a cruise around the World and a combat role in the Persian Gulf War. She decommissioned for the last time in March Naval History and Heritage Command. The Sextant. She was the second of the Maine -class battleships, displacing 13, tons of water when fully loaded and equipped with four inch and sixteen 6-inch guns.

In , she circumnavigated the globe as part of the Great White Fleet, a 46, mile voyage of 16 US Atlantic Fleet battleships painted a peacetime white. She was decommissioned in and sold for scrap. Located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Effective September 13, all employees and visitors to the Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum and Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum must show proof of full vaccination or a lab generated negative COVID test result taken within the previous 48 hours, as well as valid id to enter.

Children under 12 years old are exempt. As the state of this public health emergency changes from day to day, we will remain focused on keeping our employees and our visitors safe, healthy, and informed.